IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Extinct |
| 2008 |
Extinct |
| 2004 |
Extinct |
| 2000 |
Extinct |
| 1996 |
Extinct |
| 1994 |
Extinct |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Guatemala |
Native |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
major |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
1500 - 1500 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Whole (>90%) |
Negligible declines |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Biological resource use |
Gathering terrestrial plants / Unintentional effects (species is not the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Majority (50-90%) |
Negligible declines |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Human intrusions & disturbance |
Recreational activities |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Whole (>90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species disturbance |
|
| Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases |
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Whole (>90%) |
Causing/Could cause fluct |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Competition, Species mortality |
|
| Geological events |
Earthquakes/tsunamis |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Unlikely to Return |
Whole (>90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Podilymbus gigas. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
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